I've been a homeowner for about 13 years, which means I've done tons of fixes/home improvement projects. Until recently, I was using an old HF miter saw that I got from my grandpa when he passed away years and years ago. Just bought a Metabo HPT compound and the left gate is off, so I've been using the right gate (which is annoying being right handed and being used to that being my "chop" hand). Went figure out how to fix it, and am now feeling very dumb that I never even considered that all saws need zero'd in and adjusted / checked periodically. Now I realize why so many of my trim projects have had horrible corners. I thought it was just a part of doing trim.... This video is awesome. I've only used my new miter saw for a couple things, but my next project is doing all the trim in the house (again). I'm also going to be redoing my whole garage, building a miter station, saw table station, new storage systems / shelves, etc. Will be really nice to know my saws are zero'd in before I start building these carts and tables that will be my workstations for hopefully the next 15 years. Great video. Very informative, straight forward, and easy to follow. I love that you give examples and explain how other saws can be adjusted, in case they don't have all the same features as the one you're using. Great job! Now to go watch you table saw adjustment/tune up video!

This is a great video that is laid out well and very informative. Jim explains a lot of good points on how to get your cuts perfect. My only issue with this video is that all his cuts were already perfect. Would be nice to see some cuts that had imperfections and then working through the steps to correct it. Other than that awesome video Jim. Thanks for sharing!

I'm buying my first miter saw soon and this information was extremely helpful. Using double stick tape to attach the small piece of wood to a larger piece was really a great idea not to mention and safe it made the cut. Thank you very much and may the Lord take a shinning to you.

“Exceptionally” practical. I’m about to do crown moldings in our living room. Thank you so much. All these little details often get lost when you don’t live with a miter saw every day.

I had a 10" Dewalt compound miter saw for around 12 years (light duty). It still works great kzfaq.infoUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe but I wanted something bigger. My only complaint about the 10" was the location of the motor, and this version fixes that issue. The XPS system works well. My only request for future versions is a dust collection port (or adapter) that fits large shop vac hoses (or standard PVC pipe fittings) a little better. But that's not a complaint, just a request.

Thank you so much for the information. I haven’t tried it yet, but I appreciate the confidence that you instill by your choice of words :-)

Im a Fractal Wood Burning Artist and very new to wood working so. I have wanted a good miter saw since I started. Ive made due with a home made miter sled for my 1960s craftsmans table saw but just sold every piece I had so I got The DeWALT 779 last week and my first frame with it was a little off. I didnt know I needed to a just anything or how to . Now I Do. GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU.

I recently bought a Harbor Freight Hercules miter saw, which I think, is a clone of the Dewalt Miter Saw you're using. It's my first miter saw, and it's off by like 1 degree. I have tried to "dial it in" and your video is the first video that gives me several ways to try to fix the saw (not just moving the fence, which isn't working). Thank you so much. This is such a helpful video and I'm really grateful for your having shared it. Thanks so much!!

Wow. I am totally blown away by the amount of great information and techniques in this video 😮 thank you for posting this!

This guy is the ultimate woodworking ninja ...as with the table saw adjustment video it's right on the money!

Just came on to say thanks for the tip about cutting a board and flipping it to check fir straightness.

Bought a Metabo KS216 for half a price. Person I was buying it off said its cutting under angle when on 0* tilt and 90* angle, so he sold it cheaper. What guy did is unscrew the pointer for tilt scale and screw it without checking, if 0 was actual 0. Saw was off about 2-3* and thats why his cuts were off. Wont lie, as this is my first Mitre saw (and Metabo non the less), but thanks to vids like this they can help you.

Finally, this guy is Yoda!!!!! Once and for all I ran into a ninja who knows and explains correctly and on the money. Thank you......

I want to see you do the adjustments!

Now I understand those numbers. At the end of the video was the most help for me, thank you.

I always enjoy your videos, because they are always straight forward and spot on every time

Terrific video, learned a lot, never heard of the crown molding asterisk before.

Thank you for this lesson full of good advice. At the end you said “reading through your manual ...” well, most manuals are just a couple of pages with more care for the liability than for the features of the machine.

Thank you for the knowledge and advice. You make it easy and simple. I love it.

You are the best Jim, excellent video terrific information. Thanks.

You said it yourself showing is better than telling .

I have the same complaint as a few others, it would of been helpful if you could of actually done some adjustments. even if every saw has different mechanics of adjusting them showing actual adjustments would of made this a better video. The process of figuring if its true is good so ill give you credit on that.

Wow Amazing presentation...thank you!

You are a excellent tutor and a excellent man very well done video!

Excellent video and tips, great work.

I only make A2 picture frames and I'll never make anything bigger. My mitre saw is a small cheap saw that does nothing fancy, but I have got a good blade and everything is checked regularly to see if anything has come out of true. I learnt the hard way the damage using a general use blade that is less than one degree out can do, roughly add up to four degrees by the time you are finished.

Great video!! Very informative!! I was checking out your ring as well. I subscribed.

All I learned was you have a miter saw that cuts perfect. You should watch previous videos and you'll hear how many times how ( perfect ) everything you do is.

Great video which has provided inspiration to get my saw "tuned up" . In particular the peg that goes into holes to lock the angle may not be doing its job like it should. Great to know how to do crown mouldings too. Many thanks and seasons greetings.

Great video, brilliant tips thanks for posting from Garry in the UK

I never knew what those special stops were! Thank you so much! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

Excellent!

Great tips, Thanks!

Very good advise thanks for posting

The video is useful but, seriously, it doesn't show anything being tuned up. It just demonstrates what a well-tuned saw looks like. I hope next time we see a messed up saw being adjusted.

I always learn some valuable information from Jim.( jwhat's the gold ring on your finger?)

Loved the video and the advice however I’m no professional but I don’t like being called a hacker. Lol

Fences that are connected on the left and right side, via that semi-circular “yoke”, like this Dewalt, are the worst. They are often not parallel and there’s no easy way to fix it. I have to put masking tape on one side of my Dewalt 7 1/4” cordless fence to compensate for about 1/64” error.

Why is the cut depth set go so deep beyond the board? On a table saw you would set the teeth to get just through the wood - what’s the reason this is different? Thanks!

Bottom in or top in when cutting crown flat?

I have a craftsman professional 12 inch miter saw, i need to know to how to make l am getting a good 10 degree cut l am making a doll high chair?

I bought a miter online and the seller said it can cut bevels. Turns out to be a simple miter saw and you to stand the piece you're cutting on its side to produce a bevel cut. Can I still cut a bevel on a crown moulding with this?

I have a Slide miter saw that is a 10 inch blade!

My Ryobi Miter saw has a laser line on it

The arm/handle of my miter saw is very sticky, how do I fix that? Lube it?

Why would you use a perfectly tuned saw on a miter saw a tune-up video?

this video would be better if the presenter tune an out of square/45 saw.

This is not how to tune a the saw, this is just a video about a saw that is already tuned.

Not much chop if you are not a Profi & your saw is not set correctly. Be Gr8 if you put your saw out of 90 or 45 & then show us how to reset it

Calling someone a hacker who is not as skilled and experience as you boast that you are is rude and arrogant.

Obviously your saw is set right...but why not show a saw that's not set right and show how to fix it...I think more people would appreciate that than something that's perfect

And as always we would push it off that stop and move it back? Ya lost me please explain

Nice video, but he is just showing us how perfect his saw is. No adjustments.

You didn't set the bevel.

my saw blade is hitting the face plate

Moral of the story-buy Dewalt

clean your blade worse than some of mine

@3:42 hahaha yea i tend to stay away from male counterparts who swing both ways. Good rule of thumb to live by.